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Ben Goldsborough vs Josh MacAlister

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 449 shared comparable votes.

445 same votes 4 different votes 449 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
52 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
52 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
52 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.6%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 650
531
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
620 eligible divisions
261
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
49.7% of votes cast
270
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
256
50.3% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
89
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
144
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Contributions
217
+56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£162,821
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API